Man, 28, charged in robbery attempt

A Broadview man who, authorities say, apparently made an unwise spur-of-the-moment decision to try to rob a bank courier, was being held in DuPage County Jail Thursday in lieu of $750,000 bail.

Luster Scott, 28, of the 2200 block of 16th Avenue had gone to the Lombard area Wednesday afternoon with an acquaintance to take part in a drug deal, Assistant DuPage County State's Atty. Thomas O'Connor told Bond Court Judge Cary Pierce. But the two apparently had a falling out and Scott's companion ordered him out of the car, O'Connor said.

"He started walking and presumably saw the courier leave the bank with a large bag that he probably thought contained money," O'Connor added.

But there was no cash in the bag, only bank documents that were being transferred from West Suburban Bank, 1122 S. Main St., Lombard, to another location.

According to Lombard police, Scott approached the courier after he had left the bank and entered his vehicle about 3:20 p.m. Scott ordered the man out of the car and a struggle ensued. A passer-by, an off-duty College of DuPage police sergeant, tried to intervene.

"Scott pulled out a gun and fired three times, hitting the off-duty officer in the leg," O'Connor said.

Scott fled but was quickly apprehended as he was walked through a nearby neighborhood, authorities said. Police recovered two 9 mm handguns.

The shooting victim was taken to Good Samaritan Hospital where he was treated and released late Wednesday. The victim did not want to be identified, police and hospital officials said. In the melee, the courier was punched in the face, but did not require treatment.

The nine criminal charges filed against Scott were aggravated battery with a firearm, aggravated battery, attempted armed robbery, attempted aggravated vehicular hijacking, aggravated discharge of a firearm, two counts of aggravated unlawful use of a weapon and two counts of unlawful possession of a weapon by a felon.

Scott, who has two convictions in Cook County on weapons charges, is due to be arraigned Jan. 13.